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School District operations, programs, and activities. All students, administrators, teachers, staff, and all
other school personnel share responsibility for avoiding, discouraging, and reporting any form of
unlawful harassment. This policy applies to unlawful conduct occurring on school property, or at another
location if such conduct occurs during an activity sponsored by the Board.

The Board will vigorously enforce its prohibition against discriminatory harassment based on race, color,
national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, age (except as authorized
by law), religion, ancestry, or genetic information (collectively, "Protected Classes") that are protected by
Federal civil rights laws (hereinafter referred to as unlawful harassment), and encourages those within the
School District community as well as Third Parties, who feel aggrieved to seek assistance to rectify such
problems. The Board will investigate all allegations of unlawful harassment and in those cases where
unlawful harassment is substantiated, the Board will take immediate steps to end the harassment, prevent
its reoccurrence, and remedy its effects. Individuals who are found to have engaged in unlawful
harassment will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.

Other Violations of the Anti-Harassment Policy

The Board will also take immediate steps to impose disciplinary action on individuals engaging in any of the
following prohibited acts:

A. Retaliating against a person who has made a report or filed a complaint alleging unlawful harassment, or
who has participated as a witness in a harassment investigation.

B. Filing a malicious or knowingly false report or complaint of unlawful harassment.

C. Disregarding, failing to investigate adequately, or delaying investigation of allegations of unlawful
harassment, when responsibility for reporting and/or investigating harassment charges comprises part of
one's supervisory duties.

Definitions

Words used in this policy shall have those meanings defined herein; words not defined herein shall be construed
according to their plain and ordinary meanings.

Complainant is the individual who alleges, or is alleged, to have been subjected to unlawful harassment,
regardless of whether the person files a formal complaint or is pursuing an informal resolution to the alleged
harassment.

Respondent is the individual who has been alleged to have engaged in unlawful harassment, regardless of
whether the Reporting Party files a formal complaint or is seeking an informal resolution to the alleged
harassment.

School District community means students and Board employees (i.e., administrators, and professional and
classified staff), as well as Board members, agents, volunteers, contractors, or other persons subject to the control
and supervision of the Board.

Third Parties include, but are not limited to, guests and/or visitors on School District property (e.g., visiting
speakers, participants on opposing athletic teams, parents), vendors doing business with, or seeking to do
business with, the Board, and other individuals who come in contact with members of the School District
community at school-related events/activities (whether on or off District property).
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